the president iback on the trail today in wisconsin, nevada and colorado. aides tell us he will be in constant contact not only with fema but also with some of the local leaders, the mayors and governors where towns were destroyed in this storm. yesterday he took a tour of coastal new jersey with new jersey governor chris christie. the republican who has often criticized the president in support of mitt romney, but yesterday was in solidarity saying that the president is doing an absolutely fantastic job helping them with this recovery, and that may be helping the president too. >> the message that christie is sending voters is that obama is dog a good job. he's not a squacary socialist person. he's somebody who can be trusted. >> reporter: meantime today, governor romney also on the campaign trail focusing on virginia, a state where the polls are telling us this is a very tight race with the president having such a slim lead at the can't call it a lead, they call it a tie. meantime in new jersey, new york and other states, they're trying to figure out how